SURPRISE VALLEY RECORD, CEDARVILLE, MODOC COUNTY, CAL THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1936 NICKERSON GIVEN TWO YEARS IN PEN Merle Nickerson held under $10,000 bail on a charge of involuntary manslaughter as the result of the accidental death of Mrs. Con O’Keefe of Silver Lake on July 17, was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary by Judge Arthur D. Hays of Lakeview Friday morning. Previously Nickerson had waived grand jury hearing and trial and Thursday pleaded guilty to the charge. At the time, Hays indicated that he would postpone sentence for a week in order to allow time to investigate Nickerson’s background. The sentence Friday came as a surprise and was pronounced according to rumor, because Nickerson’s friends had indicated that they would fight the case. Mrs. O’Keefe’s death occurred following an accident when she was struck near the Buick place at Silver Lake by a car driven by Nickerson. Frank McBrown offered to take the stricken woman to Bend and was killed when his car hit a culvert. Witnesses testified that Mrs. O’Keefe died before the second accident. Unless previous criminal record is proved, Nickerson will be eligible for parole in a year. Sheriff Carroll took Nickerson to Salem Saturday where he was dressed in to start serving his sentence. Carroll returned Sunday. (1:2) FROM CHICO Mrs. Allie King and daughters, Mrs. Dewey Conway and Mrs. Ruth Smith and three small sons, of Chico arrived here last evening on a visit to Mrs. Ella Neasham of this place. They are returning from a vacation trip to Crater Lake and other points of interest. Mrs. King is a sister of Mrs. Neasham. Born at the Bennett Mineral Wells Sanitarium, August 1, 1936 to Mr. and Mrs. Willis Warren of Eagleville, a son. NEWS NOTES FROM NEW PINE CREEK Mr. and Mrs. Bloomer who have both been in the hospital at Alturas, is both back in their home in New Pine Creek. Bloomer looks fairly well considering the bad spell of sickness he went through. Mrs. McCrary is still pretty ill and we hope that our two good citizens will soon be their usual selves again. George Stanley and daughter are visiting at New Pine Creek at this writing. Mr. Stanley was a former resident of New Pine Creek. He left here about 20 years ago and is now in the electric business at Anaheim, California. Mrs. William Lemon of Council, Idaho, daughter of Mrs. C. M. Taylor and her daughter, Mrs. Margie Watts of Twin Falls and her son, were visitors in new pine Creek from Tuesday of last week to Saturday. New Pine Creek, Jiggs, the old black dog owned by Mr. and Mrs. Joe Smith is dead. He was found on the street near the service station one morning. Jiggs will be missed by Mr. and Mrs. Smith who had him for 11 years. LAKE CITY ITEMS Relatives of Mrs. William Heard and a sister of Mrs. Kenneth Weidner visited here last week. They were from Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Streif are rejoicing over the arrival of a nine and a half-pound boy at the general hospital in Alturas Tuesday, July 28. Miss Barbara Hapgood of Cedarville is helping at the Joshua Streif home. Sunday as L. F. Streif and son, Bobbie, Joshua Streif and Mrs. Carrie Wimer were enroute to Alturas, Fred had a collision with another car near the old water trough. Fortunately, no one was hurt and but little damage was done to cars. The farmers electric light meeting held here last Friday night was well attended and most everyone signed up to electrify Lake City and vicinity. Mrs. Elnar Jorgenson is reported on the sick list this week. DEATH TAKES WILLIAM VAUGHN AT AGE OF SEVENTY-EIGHT William Henry Vaughn, well known College City resident and for the past years the caretaker at Pierce High School, died last night at 11:45 o’clock at the Arbuckle sanitarium after a lingering illness. A native of Missouri, born August 2, 1857, Vaughn leaves to mourn his death his widow, Mrs. Etta Betterton Vaughn of College City; a daughter, Mrs. Susie Harriet Blowers of Hanford; a son, Clyde Vaughn of Los Angeles; two brothers, Jess Vaughn of Fresno and Charles Vaughn of Fort Bidwell, Modoc County; three sisters, Lily Cummins of Cedarville, Lola Taylor and Dora Parman of Eagleville; and seven grandchildren. Charles Suggett of College City was an uncle of the deceased, who as also a cousin of Dr. E. S. Hollway of Colusa. The body was shipped today by J. D. McNary & Son to Bakersfield, where funeral services will be held at 10 A. M. Friday. Interment will be made in Bakersfield cemetery. William Vaughn came to California from Missouri when he was 3-years old. At one time, he attended the Pierce Christian College, which in later years became Pierce High School. He was united in marriage to Etta Betterton 15 years ago before settling at College City lived in Hanford, Bakersfield and Modoc County. His two children who survive are by a former wife, who died many years ago. Mr. Vaughn was known and loved by everyone in College City and he was widely known and liked throughout the Arbuckle district. The sympathy of the people of Southern Colusa County goes out to members of the family in their hour of sorrow over the passing of this good man. Colusa Sun Herald Mr. Vaughn was formerly of this valley and spent his boyhood days at the old Vaughn home at Eagleville and will be remembered by many old time friends of the family who extend sympathy to the bereaved family. (4:6) THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1936 LAKE CITY ITEMS Last week John Franklin was called to Alturas by the illness of his father, Ab Franklin. Mr. Franklin reports his father improving slowly. Mr. and Mrs. Kinkade and little sons spent Friday night with Mrs. Kinkade’s grandfather, W. S. Painter. Mr. Kinkade is a Pentecostal minister and delivered a wonderful sermon to an appreciative audience Friday night. We hope to have him here again soon for a longer period. Mr. and Mrs. Kinkade also visited with Mrs. Kinkade’s grandmother and uncle, the Streig family. GETS FISHING HOOK CAUGHT IN HER FACE While fishing on Lost Lake last Sunday, Bill Wimer, who was casting a spinner from one boat, had the misfortune of hitting his wife in the cheek with the spinner. Mrs. Wimer was on a raft some fifty feet away at the time the cast was made. The hook imbedded into the cheek so that it could not be dislodged at the time and making a very painful wound. She was brought to Cedarville, where Dr. Kennedy performed a slight operation, which necessitated the pushing of the hook thru the cheek so that the barb came to the surface. The barb was then removed from the hook and the hook was then taken from the cheek. PAISLEY MAN IS BURNED BY GAS Paisley, Oregon, August 5 – Sam Dunn was severely burned about the arms and hands last Thursday night when a blaze suddenly developing from ignited gasoline in the garage in which he was working, enveloped a portion of his clothing. The fire was quickly extinguished and Dunn was brought to the Lakeview General Hospital for emergency treatment. it is reported that no serious complications have developed. Dunn was at work in the mechanics’ room of the A. J. Dunn Chevrolet garage at about 10 P. M. and was in the act of draining gasoline from the tank of a car in preparation of repairing it. His "trouble light" dropped and broke the spark lighting the gasoline and a considerable blaze developed rapidly. The car was immediately pushed out of the garage and the fire quickly put out by use of extinguishers and chemical tanks. FINGER PRINT EXPERT IS RECOVERING NICELY Stewart Schick, fingerprint expert in the Sheriff John Sharp’s office was operated upon at the general hospital in Alturas this week. His condition is reported as satisfactory. MR. AND MRS. KUHL CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. William Kuhl of Redwood Valley recently celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary with reception and dinner party at their ranch home in the Valley. Their anniversary was July 22, but due to the foot injury suffered by Mrs. Kuhl, the celebration was postponed until Sunday. Relatives and friends participated in the occasion Sunday bringing to the feted couple many happy wishes and gifts. Dinner was served at a long table spread with a golden cloth. A beautiful decorated cake was the center motif on the table, bearing an appropriate inscription. Mr. and Mrs. Kuhl have made their home in Redwood Valley for a great many years and are venerated by young and old alike for their kindliness and neighborly qualities. – Redwood (Ukiah) Valley Journal. Mr. and Mrs. Kuhl were formerly residents of this place. SURPRISE PIONEER PASSES AT ALTURAS "Uncle" Abe Addington, 73, the last member of a large pioneer family of this valley, died at the general hospital at Alturas Saturday evening from a heart ailment and dropsy. His funeral was held here last Monday afternoon, rev. V. A. Vinyard officiating and his remains were interned in the Cedarville cemetery. He leaves a large number of nieces and nephews and many friends to mourn his passing. (1:5) LOCAL ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ALL Jesse Hughes, proprietor of Romero Lodge, who suffered a fractured leg some days ago has so for recovered as to be able to be moved to his home. Daly Conklin of Westwood and Margaret V. Royal of Myrtle Point were married by Rev. J. Kendrick Ballou at the Congregational parsonage on August 8th. Reginald B. Taylor and Miss Eleanor Ann Nichols both of Alturas were married at the home of C. A. Fitzpatrick on Sunday. Reg is the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Al Taylor and Miss Nichols a daughter of Lee Nichols, formally a postal clerk in Alturas. Both are graduates of the Modoc Union high school and are very popular among the younger set. Their many friends are showering them with good wishes. THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1936 VINTON MILLER SUICIDE VICTIM IN LAKEVIEW Word was received in Cedarville Wednesday morning that Vinton Miller, prominent banker and businessman of Lakeview had taken his own life by gas Tuesday noon. Miller was a son of the Marius Miller, prominent in Lakeview for many years. It is reported that he had been in ill health for sometime. He attended a meeting of the roundup directors Tuesday and apparently was in the best of spirits. He went home from town about 11 o’clock Tuesday and Mrs. Charles Combs, wife of the district attorney heard a motor running in his garage and summoned Sheriff Herb Carroll. A few minutes later when Combs and Carroll arrived, Miller was in his automobile in the garage and had attached a hose from the exhaust to the exhaust, had plugged all air holes in his car with paper and was found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning. Mr. Miller is well known throughout southern Oregon and northern California. He has always been a public-spirited man and has served on various committees of charity as well as having been active in business circles of Lake County. He leaves to mourn his passing, a daughter, a son and a brother. It is reported that he had been in ill health for several years and had collapsed of a heart attack during the Lakeview roundup of 1934. (1:1) CAVE LAKE IS SOLD TO HEARST Word received here this week was to the effect that William Randolph Hearst had purchased Cave Lake in the upper High-grade region. Mr. Hearst is planning to turn the property over to the United States government in exchange for some property along the Castle Crags country. Announcement was made to R. R. Baker of Alturas. Mr. Baker is under the impression that the Hearst property will immediately be deeded to the United States government and that the exchange will be in effect immediately. MARY MULLINS BECOMES BRIDE OF JOHN FAULKNER Word was received in Alturas this week of the marriage of Miss Mary Mullins, Alturas teacher to John Faulkner. The marriage was performed in Crescent City. They were married Monday. The couple have resided in Alturas for many years and are well known throughout Modoc County. The Record joins with their many friends in wishing them well in their married life. IRVIN ELLIOTT ILL Irvin E. Elliott, coach of Modoc Union high school for several years and well known in Surprise Valley, having competed with Cedarville high school with his various teams, is seriously ill at Chico. ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Family Researcher of "The Last Frontier" Modoc County, California --- Our outgoing mail is checked by ZoneAlarm AntiVirus.

Hello List: I am in need of some advise and/or a lookup. I have a person who died in Paisley, Lake County, OR. I haven't a clue as to what the name of a newspaper might be where I might find a death notice/orbit. The person is Herbert B. Dunn (born 4-15-1918 OK) and died 3-11-2001 in Paisley, Lake Co., OR. I am endeavoring to locate/obtain a copy of the death notice/obituary. Any assistance appreciated.

I am endeavoring to make contact with researchers/descendants of Malendeth Alfred (Dick/Calvin) Dunn. His time line is: 1908 - daughter, Delores, born in Beaver Co., OK 3-1910 son, Vernon, born in Beaver Co., OK 1910 - on census in Beaver Co., OK 1914 - son, David, born in Beaver Co., OK 9-1918 - Malendeth signed WWI draft card 1930 - Malendeth, a widower, is on Lewis Co., WA census 8-1932 - found in Torrance Co., NM when his son, Vernon, dies unexpectedly Does anyone know when/where Malendeth died? where is he buried? Min inclination is that he died in the Pacific Northwest or in California. Any information appreciated.

As a part of Historic The Dalles Days visit the Rorick House Museum, 300 W. 13th Street in The Dalles, Saturday, September 16, 2006 to view the 1895 Wasco County quilt featuring the names BOLTON, BROOKS, BROWN, CLARK, COLLIAR, GILBRETH, HAMMOND, HANNAH, H.C.D., HENRICE, HILL, JAKSHA, McREYNOLDS, PASHEK, REMINGTON, WALKINS, WARD and YOUNG. Other quilts will also be on display. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Album quilts were popular in the mid 1850-1880s when people moved about the United States as remembrances of where they had moved from. Earline Wasser Incoming and Outgoing messages protected by Trend Micro PC-cillin program

The Oregon Genealogical Society [OGS] in Eugene, Oregon will be starting their yearly classes on Sept 16th. The classes are about 2 hours long on Saturday's from 10 AM to 12 noon. The fee is $5.00 per class and you don't need to pre register to attend. Just drop in of you see something you are interested in. They will run from Sept 16 to April or May. The address is 955 Oak Alley [which is under the Overpark] in Eugene. Phone number is 541-345-0399 for more information. You do not need to be a member to attend any of the classes. I will be posting the classes every couple of months. The OGS Library will also be open in the afternoon for you to do research and browse after the classes. Here is the class schedule for Sept and Oct 1. Introduction to the Oregon Genealogical Library Resources: Date: Sept 16 Instructor: Marge Ingebretsen 2. Introduction to Genealogy: Date: Sept 30 Instructor: Ferne Kellow 3. Organizing your Research - Record Keeping: Date: Oct 7 Instructor: Ferne Kellow 4. Basic Computer: Date: Oct 14 Instructor: Bart McKee 5. . Census Records and Soundex: Date: Oct 21 Instructor: Stan Hultgren 6. Using State Archives and Libraries: Date: Nov 4 Instructor: Jan McKee

SURPRISE VALLEY RECORD, CEDARVILLE, MODOC COUNTY, CAL THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1936 DAMAGE SUIT FILED IN MODOC SUPERIOR COURT A suit was filed in the Modoc County Superior Court the first of the week by John R. Conklin and wife, Rosa Lee Conklin vs. the Peninsula Paving Company, and namely John Morosoli and Donald Gray and et als. The suit involves damages to the extent of $39,400, as damages for the life of Mr. and Mrs. Conklins’ son, Roscoe, who met his death in the truck with five other companions, on August 2nd, 1935, when the truck in which they were riding collided with another truck near Alturas. ALTURAS COUPLE WED IN NEVADA MONDAY, JULY 20 Daisy Barbour became the bride of Ray Frailey at Carson City, Nevada on Monday, July 20, 1936. The ceremony was performed by the superior judge of that place. After a visit in Reno, Mr. and Mrs. Frailey returned to Alturas where they will make their home. Mr. and Mrs. Frailey have won many friends since entering the business life in Alturas several years ago. Mrs. Frailey, who has been employed in the New Modoc Hotel Coffee Shoppe for the past few years will continue in that capacity. CARD OF THANKS To all the friends whose sympathy and service were so kindly tendered in our time of bereavement, in the death of our mother, we desire to extend our sincere thanks. Mr. and Mrs. George Penland Mr. and Mrs. James Page Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Roush Mrs. May Page (1:2) OBITUARY OF MRS. ELIZABETH PENLAND Mrs. Elizabeth McCoy Penland, old time resident and pioneer of Surprise Valley passed quietly away at her Cedarville home last Saturday morning as a result of old age and an incurable disease. Born in Illinois, October 19th, 1852, she came to California when quite young. During her early womanhood, she made her home in Lake County, Oregon, after which she returned to Cedarville, where she has made her home ever since. She passed away July 18th, 1936 at the old age of 83 years, 9 months and one day. She leaves to mourn her passing, one son, W. H. Roush of Lakeview, on daughter, Mary Page of Yuba City, and by a second marriage, Mrs. May Page of Los Angeles and Mrs. Hattie Hiatt of Coos Bay, California and one son, George Penland of Cedarville, besides 13 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren. Obsequies were held from the Cedarville M. E. Church Monday afternoon and interment took place in the Cedarville cemetery. (1:2) LOCAL ITEMS OF INTEREST Jim Connolly of the Bear ranch was a Cedarville visitor yesterday morning. Connolly recently sustained a broken arm while in a mower runaway. Born in Eagleville, California, July 18th, 1936, to Mr. and Mrs. John Miura, a daughter. The Miura’s have another little girl who is two years old and was also born on the 18th of July. PROMINENT ATTORNEY DIES IN BAY DISTRICT The many friends here of the former Miss Fayetta Harris, daughter of the late G. F. Harris, of Alturas, will regret very much to of the death of her husband, Waldeman Bruce Phillips, 57, prominent lawyer, druggist and University of California professor, who died at his home in Oakland, Tuesday, July 14, 1936, following a heart attack. He had been ill since February. Professor Phillips was director of the California College of Pharmacy for ten years and had served as Vice-President of the National Retail Druggists’ Association. Besides his widow, Mrs. Fayetta Phillips, he is survived by a son, Harold, Oakland; a daughter, Mrs. Mercedes Louise Gardner, Berkeley and a brother, Robert, Fairview, MA. He was teaching at the University of Washington at the time he was taken ill. (1:5) OBSEQUIES HELD FOR W. WYLLEAN McGIRR Wanda Wyllean McGirr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. McGirr of Alturas, passed away at the hospital in Alturas on July 16th, 1936, at 7 A. M. at the early age of two years, eight months and one day. Death came as a result of pneumonia. She leaves to mourn her passing, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. McGirr, two brothers, Duane and Eddie Gene, one baby sister, besides her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Chase, all of Alturas. Funeral services were held from the Kerr Mortuary Saturday and internment was in the Cedarville cemetery. (1:7) LAKE CITY ITEMS Due to being tired when making out our items last week, we neglected to mention the funeral of Mrs. Hanks, which took place here July 10th and was largely attended by old friends and residents. We did not know Mrs. Hanks, but have heard her spoken of as a dear old lady, kind to neighbor and friend. We extend our sincere sympathy to her relatives. (4:4) John Streif had the misfortune to break his arm last week. He was cranking his truck and it kicked back on him. John doesn’t like to work this hot-weather anyway, so he lies himself to the cool shade of Suttle Lake, Oregon. NEWS NOTES FROM NEW PINE CREEK The last report we received from Mr. and Mrs. McCrary, who are both in Alturas, is that they are some better. We hope that our two good citizens will soon be back with us again. R. W. Campbell took his family to San Francisco recently to have his son, Bobbie’s eye operated on. Mr. Campbell returned in a few days leaving his family at the bay city. Mr. Campbell has great hopes in the success of the operation. THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1936 LASSEN WOMAN DIES OF BURNS FUNERAL IS HELD IN SUSANVILLE FOR MRS. JACK SHERE, WIFE OF WESTWOOD EDITOR SUSANVILLE, JULY 27 – funeral services were held here today for Mrs. Sarah Shere, 37, wife of Jack Shere, editor of the Westwood Sugar Pine, who died on Saturday after a gasoline explosion in the garage of her home. The services were conducted in the Susanville Methodist Church by the pastor, Rev. L. J. Smith and by Rev. R. G. Green of Westwood. Friends of the family say Mrs. Shere was cleaning clothing with gasoline when it exploded. Nearly all of her clothing was burned from her body. She died in a hospital here a few hours later. She was widely known in Lassen County. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Odette of Susanville. She was a sister of Frank Odette of Thornton, Mrs. Ruth Hunter of Canby, Mrs. Kate Pierce of Marysville, Mrs. Nellie Britton of Alameda, Joseph Odette of Susanville, Mrs. Gracie Lucero of Susanville and Mrs. Doris Casperson of San Francisco. She also leaves a son, Charles Miller, 13, by a former marriage. Burial was in Susanville cemetery. (1:2) Miss Margie Tyeryar, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Tyeryar of this place was operated on at the Modoc General Hospital in Alturas Saturday for appendicitis. Her condition at this time id acute. When the operation was performed the appendix had ruptured and it was feared for a time the operation would not be successful. However, the crisis is expected today. Born at Cedarville, California, July 28th, 1936 to Mr. and Mrs. Forest Adams, a baby daughter. IN SUPERIOR COURT A divorce action was filed on the 27th of July by E. E. Elliott, attorney for plaintiff in the case of Grace G. Smith vs. Earl C. Smith. Cruelty is charged. An action was filed by Attorney Charles Lederer for Marcella Wood against Herbert l. Wood on the ground of cruelty. Mr. and Mrs. John Crowley and daughter and son-in-law, of Washington were visiting the families of Fred Smith, at Alturas, A. M. Green and Joe Leventon, at Lookout. Mr. Crowley is a brother of the Messrs. Smith, green and Leventon and is an uncle of Mrs. Percy Harris of this place. Bobbie Campbell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Campbell of Alturas, recently returned from San Francisco where he had an operation for removal of a cataract from his left eye. Mrs. Leo Gloster was a patient in the general hospital, having her tonsils removed. TWO MEET DEATH IN ACCIDENT TWO OTHERS SUSTAIN HURTS IN ACCIDENT NEAR PEREZ, CALIF. Two persons are dead and two others seriously injured as the result of an automobile crash near Perez, Modoc County. The dead are: Francisco Munoz, 40 Lily June Folsom, 17 The injured: Mrs. Elenora Raigosa, 33, broken arm, cuts and bruises. Ybadel Romero, 24, internal injuries. The accident which occurred four miles south of Perez, was investigated by Deputy Sheriff Stewart Schnick. He reports the machine turned turtle, apparently from hitting a road shoulder at high speed. The accident occurred at an extremely level portion of the Klamath-Alturas highway. The Folsom girl was driving. Both she and Munoz were horribly mangled. Funeral arrangements are pending. (1:7) EAGLE’S NEST IS FOUND KLAMATH FALLS, Oregon, July 27 – An important ornithological discovery in the Lava Beds area of Modoc County, Calif., is reported by Joseph M. Dixon, nationally known naturalist connected with the National Park Service. Dixon located an accessible eagles’ nest for the first time in 25 years, permitting photographs and moving pictures. The nest had been used for many years and had been built up to a height of fifteen feet and still is in use. The naturalist had located eagles’ nests before, but never in such position as to permit pictures. LAKE CITY ITEMS Junior Brown arrived home last week. Junior suffered a severe attack of summer flu last June and was a very sick man for sometime. He is able to be about with the use of a cane but it will be sometime before he can work again. Lloyd Wimer is a very busy young man getting ready to extract his honey. >From the number of cans Lloyd is hauling to the extracting factory, he’ll have enough to sweeten all the ladies’ dispositions in the valley. ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Family Researcher of "The Last Frontier" Modoc County, California --- Our outgoing mail is checked by ZoneAlarm AntiVirus.

SURPRISE VALLEY RECORD, CEDARVILLE, MODOC COUNTY, CAL THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1936 LAKE CITY NEWS John Largent came home from Alturas Monday, where he was being treated for an infected foot, caused from a blister on the heel. Rumor has it that John Streif got into some trouble with his bees. Results, John duly swears to be more careful and tie his pant legs down, when moving bees. Mr. Lewie Waldenburg and daughter, Mrs. Mazon and grandsons, Bob and Bill, of Canyon City, Oregon, are visiting with the W. S. Jacobs family. Mr. and Mrs. Jean Blattner and Mrs. Francine McLish of Grass Valley are visiting at the home of George McMullen. They are sister and niece of Mrs. Mae McMaine. Born – In Alturas, Cal., to Mr. and Mrs. J. Goudie, July 12, 1936, twins – a boy and girl. Marion Gallagher is very ill at the general hospital at Alturas with pneumonia. OBSEQUIES OF MRS. LAVINA HANKS Funeral services were held from the Methodist Church last Friday afternoon for Mrs. Lavina Hanks, of Fort Bidwell, aged 82 years, who passed away at the Alturas hospital on July 8th, resulting from an accident when she fell of a bank near Fall River Mills, breaking both arms. Mrs. Hanks was born in Lane County, Indiana, March 29, 1854 and came to Surprise Valley 56 years ago, residing at Lake City for many years. The following relatives survive her: John Hanks, Eagleville; Tilden, Otto and Ora Hanks, Fort Bidwell; Mrs. Nannie Dees, new Pine Creek; Mrs. Rebecca A. Mulkey, Cedarville; Mrs. Ona Wimer, Eagleville; and forty-two grandchildren. The funeral was conducted by Rev. Virgil A. Vinyard, assisted by the choir and was largely attended. Many Bidwell friends were in attendance; her remains were interred in the Lake City cemetery. Deepest sympathy is extended to the bereaved family. "Then fell upon the house a sudden gloom, A shadow on those features fair and thin; And softly, from the hushed and darkened room, Two angels issued where but one went in."(1:3) WEDDING BELLS RING FOR FORT BIDWELL COUPLE Married – on July 3rd, in Reno, Nevada, the marriage of Dixie Rhae Doss, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leland Doss of Fort Bidwell and Mr. Elbert Peterson, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Peterson, also of that city, took place. The newly weds were accompanied to Reno by the groom’s mother and sister. They were married at the home of Rev. Brewster Adams. The bride is a graduate of the Surprise Valley Union High School. The popular young couple plan to make their home in Fort Bidwell, the groom being interested in the Peterson Land & Live Stock Corporation. The many friends of the newly weds extend congratulations and wish them much success and happiness. LOCAL ITEMS OF INTEREST Jim Connolly an employee at the Bear Ranch, south of Eagleville, had the misfortune of having his arm broken last week, in a runaway. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our sincere appreciation and thanks to our kind and loving friends throughout Surprise Valley in the accident and loss of our darling mother and grandmother and especially do we thank those who gave the beautiful floral offerings. Their kindness will live long in our memories. Tildren, Otto and Ora Hanks Mr. and Mrs. Claude Mulkey and Floyd Mrs. Nannie Dees and family Mr. and Mrs. Guy Wimer and family Mr. and Mrs. John Hanks and family J. W. Franklin and Children Attorney and Mrs. B. B. Robinson returned home last Thursday evening. Mr. Robinson recently underwent two major operations at the St. Caroline Hospital in Redding, but was able to return to his home in Cedarville, after five weeks in the hospital; he is greatly improved in health and is glad to be home again. NEWS NOTES FROM NEW PINE CREEK Grandma Mary Smith, beloved pioneer lady of Goose Lake Valley, passed quietly and peacefully away on Tuesday, July 7th at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lela Porter, after lying in bed, ill for two years and four months. Grandma was a devoted Christian lady, of a kind and loving disposition, loved by all who knew her. Several times during the two years and four months illness she seemed to be passing away, but with her iron constitution she would pull thru, but the time came for her to go at high noon on Tuesday. The funeral took place on Thursday afternoon at 2 p. m. from our local Baptist Church, of which she has been a devoted member for years. Elder W. S. Goulding officiated. The casket was covered with flowers; a large crowd was present to pay their last token of respect to our departed friend. Mary Bedell was born in St. Cleaire County, Missouri, September 2, 1847 and died July 7th, 1936, aged 88 years, 10 months and 5 days. She was converted and united with the Baptist Church in her girlhood days in Missouri; her life was one of faithfulness and service to her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. On January 23rd, 1869, she was married to Harvey Smith and six children blessed this union, three girls and three boys, who are as follows: Charles Henry Smith, Hamilton City, Cal.; Nora Annie Vincent, deceased fifteen years ago; Lela Ellen Porter, New Pine Creek, Oregon; Eva Lena Aldridge, New Pine Creek; Oscar Louis Smith, Willow ranch and George Smith, New Pine Creek, Oregon. There are also sixteen grandchildren, twenty great grandchildren, besides a host of friends, who are left to mourn her passing, because we shall miss her, even though we know she is better off up there in glory. She with her husband first came out west about 1876, when they were sent out as missionaries by the Baptist Association. They first went to Winters, Yolo County, Cal. Later to red Bluff, then to Manton, at the foot of Mt. Lassen, then to Alturas, which was about the year 1889; then to New Pine Creek, where her husband was pastor of the local Baptist Church, for about six years. They then moved to Lakeview, where he was pastor of the Lakeview Baptist death in 1915. Previous to his death he was also Moderator of the Association. (1:7) The many friends of George Modrell in this section are very sorry to learn of his 4th of July accident, by a toy torpedo exploding, injuring one of his eyes to the extent that he may lose it. Another is added to the list of broken arm patients at Lake City; we are informed that the small son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Streif had the misfortune, breaking his right arm recently, while cranking his car. ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Family Researcher of "The Last Frontier" Modoc County, California --- Our outgoing mail is checked by ZoneAlarm AntiVirus.

SURPRISE VALLEY RECORD, CEDARVILLE, MODOC COUNTY, CAL THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1936 ALTURAS NOTES A large crowd gathered Tuesday evening and charivaried Mr. and Mrs. Ed Schenegas at their home on Fourth St. Donald Kerr left Saturday after spending a short time visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Kerr: he is attending school in San Francisco. Miss Doris French of Sacramento came up to spend the fourth of July vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. French and friends. YOUTH WANDERS 4 DAYS WITHOUT FOOD IN NEVADA DESERTS SON OF MR. AND MRS. LEWIS SPALDING WANDERS FOUR DAYS IN NEVADA DESERT WITHOUT FOOD The young son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Spalding left his home in Berkeley early last week enroute to his uncle’s ranch in Guano Valley, Northern Washoe Co. The youth took the train for Alturas, caught a ride with e. R. Tyeryar to Cedarville and then got aboard a CCC truck, which took him to Board Corrals Camp. >From Board Corrals, he proceeded to walk to his uncle’s ranch, (The Zetus Spalding Ranch in Guano valley) a distance of about eight miles. Instead of taking the main traveled road, he thought it would save time to take a short cut through the hills by a trail and he proceeded to do so. In some manner he became confused in his directions and got lost in the desert. Wandering over the dry Nevada desert for four days, he came upon the highway once again near the Board Corrals Camp, where a CCC bus picked him up and brought him to camp. When found, the lad was in a somewhat dazed condition, but when his mind cleared after a little rest, he remembered that he had been near the Cressler Ranch in Guano Valley and just a short distance from the Zetus Spalding ranch. He is none the worse for his experience, which might easily have turned into a tragedy, had he not been found. Wandering about four days and nights over the hot desert in the day time and with freezing nights and without food is an experience that will not soon be forgotten. The lad, however, was lucky enough to find sufficient water during his wandering about. Born at the California Mineral Wells near Cedarville, Cal., July 7th, 1936, to Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Harris, a fine 7-pound son. Mother and babe are doing nicely and Percy is no doubt busy passing out the cigars. Miss Fernell Dodson and Miss Ruth Lactor of Oakland are spending their vacation in Surprise Valley. Miss Dodson is a granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Even Gaustad of this place. CUSTER’S LAST STAND In Cedarville there is a man who is perhaps the last survivor of the group which accompanied General Custer. His name is Tom Acty. Here is his story of this historic event as given in an interview with the United Press (1:5) (The story is very long and can be looked up if more information is wanted) Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Smith of Richmond came up last week to get her mother, Mrs. Charles Seyferth and their daughter who have been visiting in Bidwell for the past month. Raymond Turner was called to Winters this week on account of the critical illness of his mother, Mrs. Sallie Turner. Late reports state there is no hope for her recovery. AUBURN WOMAN BATTLES WITH THIEF WHO TOOK CASH Auburn, (Placer County), June 29 – Margaret Hall, a waitress in Sinclair’s Café in Auburn, is being hailed as a heroine today, while Wilbur Storey, 26-year old itinerant from Arkansas, languishes in the county jail, charged with the theft of about thirty dollars from the café till. Storey’s arrest in Roseville yesterday followed the escape of the bandit Saturday night following a comedy of errors. Miss Hall told the officers she was on duty when a man she identified as Storey entered and ordered food. While she was preparing the service the patron leaped over the counter, opened the cash drawer, grasped a fist full of money and attempted to flee. The waitress screamed and chased the fleeing man. Before he could reach the door she grasped his suspenders, which broke. The man’s trousers fell about his ankles, momentarily halting his flight. At this point another patron, unidentified, emerged from a booth and hurled a metal water pitcher at the thief. The aim was good, but instead of flooring the man the impact propelled him through the door. Still another patron joined in the fray and halted the fugitive with a football tackle on the sidewalk. Along came a well-meaning pedestrian. He thought it was a fistfight and dragged the captor from his captive, who took advantage of the respite to disappear in the darkness of the side street. In the meanwhile, Constable A. Durves, standing nearby, momentarily watched the sequence of the events in amazement. NEWS NOTES FROM NEW PINE CREEK Mrs. "Aunt" Mag Vincent was made happy on the 4th by a visit from her son, William Vincent and her granddaughter and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Frederickson, all of North Bend, Oregon, who had dinner at our good lady citizen’s; her granddaughter being chief cook on that day. B. N. McCrary, who has been sick for several days, is reported to be very ill at the Alturas hospital. His wife who has also been ill for sometime, we hear, is also in the hospital at Alturas, Calif. We hope that our two good citizens will soon be on the road to recovery. LAKE CITY NEWS "Buster" Carter is still quite sick with the shingles. He says he has lost over twenty pounds since taking the disease. ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Family Researcher of "The Last Frontier" Modoc County, California --- Our outgoing mail is checked by ZoneAlarm AntiVirus.

SURPRISE VALLEY RECORD, CEDARVILLE, MODOC COUNTY, CAL THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1936 EXPECTED HOME SOON B. B. Robinson, who for the past three weeks has been recovering from an operation in the Redding hospital, will be able to return to his home in Cedarville within the coming week. Mr. Robinson is greatly improved at this writing. LAKE CITY NEWS Raspberries are beginning to ripen in this locality. There will be a heavy crop here this year. The cherry crop is very light and robins are taking what cherries there are. "Buster" Carter has been nursing a case of the shingles for the past two weeks. It seems to us a carpenter would know shingles belong on a roof instead of the body. Ha! LAKE CITY COUPLE ARE MARRIED Mr. Kenneth Weidner and Miss Leona Hamilton surprised their many friends here last Tuesday by going over to Judge Franklin’s and making a life contract. The "tin can brigade" followed them to the Justice’s office and were witnesses to the ceremony. After the serenade the crowd were treated to candy. Kenneth is the son of Mrs. Luther Vernon and is well known here; his bride is a relative of Mrs. William Heard and has made her home at the heard residence for about eighteen months. Both have many friends here, who wish them a world of happiness. They have taken up their residence in the Streif house, just east of the church and are now at home to their friends. MOVE TO FORT BIDWELL Mr. and Mrs. John Reynolds and Mrs. Elizabeth Miller moved to Bidwell first of the week, where they will reside in the future. John is taking charge of the new butcher shop recently opened at that place by W. H. Hussa, of the Surprise Valley Meat Market. BROKEN ARMS During the past two weeks, there has been, what we might call, an epidemic of broken arms and dislocated shoulders in Surprise Valley and Lake City seems to be the center of the epidemic. Little Marie Garrett suffered a broken arm a short time ago when she fell; the small son of Cornelius Steward also broke his arm in a fall and last week, Sam Sweeney dislocated his shoulder bone. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Miller, were in from "Home Camp" Ranch, Nevada, Monday, to attend the funeral of Mrs. Miller’s grandfather, I. D. Royce. (4:1) Mrs. John Spalding and Mrs. Al Byerle of Susanville are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Bush, of this place, this week. NEWS NOTES FROM NEW PINE CREEK We overlooked to mention last week that the good old stork delivered a 7-pound baby boy to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Smith, on Sunday, June 21st; this makes two children in this family, both boys. Congratulations. As we were about to close our notes, word reached New Pine Creek that the grand old stork left a baby girl to Mr. and Mrs. Art Altenburg; Mrs. Altenburg was formerly Miss Dorothy Vernon. The baby weighed seven-pounds; Mother Dorothy and baby are fine, heartiest congratulations folks. MODOC COUNTY VETERAN DIES Last Saturday Isaac Dansforth Royce, last veteran of the Civil War in Modoc County, died at the home of his son, Howard Royce; had he lived until the 10th of July, he would have been 100 years old. The aged veteran served in the Union Army and has been a resident in the vicinity of Cedarville for more than sixty years. His funeral was held from the Methodist Church here last Monday afternoon. The members of the American legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Civilian Conservation Corps, acted as a guard of honor. Rev. Vinyard conducted the services. He is survived by four sons, John, Joseph, Charles and Howard Royce, all of Modoc. (4:3) ALTURAS NOTES Mrs. Eppa Coffman returned to her home in Alturas Monday by train after an extended visit with her daughter, Mrs. Mona Milville in Washington, D. C. Carlton Porter had the misfortune of having a large truck tire blow up and caused an accident in which he had his left leg broken last Saturday. Mrs. Mark Smith took her father, C. A. Estes to the city for treatment. Born – In Alturas, Cal., June 25, 1936, to Mr. and Mrs. Clate Williams, a son. ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Family Researcher of "The Last Frontier" Modoc County, California --- Our outgoing mail is checked by ZoneAlarm AntiVirus.

Hi again Sue, Your John Jacobs sounds like a very interesting man. You do have some interesting research ahead of you! I think rootsweb also offers an email list for wagon trains, & for surnames also, maybe someone has info to share with you, check out _www.ancestry.com_ (http://www.ancestry.com) too. Rootsweb also has a message forum for surnames as does _www.genforum.com_ (http://www.genforum.com) it's Search link at the top of the web page offers a "Family Finder Search." Also, one I am weary of is the LDS site at _www.familysearch.org_ (http://www.familysearch.org) I have found many family members listed there, but their info is not totally accurate for everyone. At the LDS site I typed in to search John Jacobs & enterred the year 1840, then opted for plus or minus 20 years & got 183 resluts, there is also options to choose a state. Please let us know if you have any fortune in finding your family info. It's encouraging to us all. Wishing you all the best in your research! Teresa ----- 9/5/2006 5:38:29 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, sue.schrems@horsecreekpublications.com writes: Thanks Teresa, your search technique has been helpful. I was simply googling "john jacobs" and didn't get the search results that I did when I used your approach. A lot of what is on the web are sources that I have already looked at. John Jacobs disappears from the historical record in 1865-66. He pops into the record around 1850. Sources say he was an"old mountain man" and fur trader. In 1863 he and John Bozeman forged what became the Bozeman Trail. So, my quest is to find some evidence of his early life and what happened to him in 1866. His daughter(from Flathead wife) was 8 when she accompanied Bozeman and her father in forging the trail. I have some evidence she died in 1865. THis evidence is only one source. Anyway, my thought is to try and find other sources from those who traveled with him when he guided the wagon trains across the trail. I have read the published diaries, which basically say the same thing that is on the net. Thanks for your help, trying a new way of searching has opened new possibilities. SUE Sue Schrems http://westernamericana.blogspot.com/ On Sep 5, 2006, at 12:01 PM, Kapoonis1959@aol.com wrote: > > Hi Sue in Oklahoma, > > Have you tried going to _www.google.com_ (http://www.google.com) & > typing in > "The Bozeman Trail" or "Wagon Train" + John Jacobs", or Bozeman > Trail" + > "Walla Walla", or "Wagon Train" + 1862" ? Many hits there that > may be of help > to you. > > Hope you find what you're looking for! > Teresa in Washington State > ----- > > 9/1/2006 5:41:36 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > sue.schrems@horsecreekpublications.com writes: > > Hello, > > I'm looking for a list of wagon train arrivals to Fort Walla Walla in > 1862. In particular, a wagon train guided by John Jacobs, who started > from Soda Springs, just out side of Fort Hall. Does anyone know where > I would start looking? > > > thanks, > > Sue in Oklahoma

Thanks Teresa, your search technique has been helpful. I was simply googling "john jacobs" and didn't get the search results that I did when I used your approach. A lot of what is on the web are sources that I have already looked at. John Jacobs disappears from the historical record in 1865-66. He pops into the record around 1850. Sources say he was an"old mountain man" and fur trader. In 1863 he and John Bozeman forged what became the Bozeman Trail. So, my quest is to find some evidence of his early life and what happened to him in 1866. His daughter(from Flathead wife) was 8 when she accompanied Bozeman and her father in forging the trail. I have some evidence she died in 1865. THis evidence is only one source. Anyway, my thought is to try and find other sources from those who traveled with him when he guided the wagon trains across the trail. I have read the published diaries, which basically say the same thing that is on the net. Thanks for your help, trying a new way of searching has opened new possibilities. SUE Sue Schrems http://westernamericana.blogspot.com/ On Sep 5, 2006, at 12:01 PM, Kapoonis1959@aol.com wrote: > > Hi Sue in Oklahoma, > > Have you tried going to _www.google.com_ (http://www.google.com) & > typing in > "The Bozeman Trail" or "Wagon Train" + John Jacobs", or Bozeman > Trail" + > "Walla Walla", or "Wagon Train" + 1862" ? Many hits there that > may be of help > to you. > > Hope you find what you're looking for! > Teresa in Washington State > ----- > > 9/1/2006 5:41:36 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > sue.schrems@horsecreekpublications.com writes: > > Hello, > > I'm looking for a list of wagon train arrivals to Fort Walla Walla in > 1862. In particular, a wagon train guided by John Jacobs, who started > from Soda Springs, just out side of Fort Hall. Does anyone know where > I would start looking? > > > thanks, > > Sue in Oklahoma > > > > > > ==== OREGON Mailing List ==== > To see the website for Oregon > http://www.rootsweb.com/~orgenweb/ > -=* To see what this list is doing *=- > http://www.wvi.com/~wb/Oregon.html > For ALL list business Admin, leave, or the archives. > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OR/misc.html > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > >

Hi Sue in Oklahoma, Have you tried going to _www.google.com_ (http://www.google.com) & typing in "The Bozeman Trail" or "Wagon Train" + John Jacobs", or Bozeman Trail" + "Walla Walla", or "Wagon Train" + 1862" ? Many hits there that may be of help to you. Hope you find what you're looking for! Teresa in Washington State ----- 9/1/2006 5:41:36 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, sue.schrems@horsecreekpublications.com writes: Hello, I'm looking for a list of wagon train arrivals to Fort Walla Walla in 1862. In particular, a wagon train guided by John Jacobs, who started from Soda Springs, just out side of Fort Hall. Does anyone know where I would start looking? thanks, Sue in Oklahoma

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To Tami Johnston, Hi, I'm looking for a William A. Mann who was born 8-2-1848 and came to Oregon on a wagon train in 1879, but I can't seem to find a date of death.. Since he was in the 1900 Jackson co. Or. census , and Or. didn't keep death records until 1903, I can't locate him after that. His wife and son are buried here in Or. but he seems to have vanished. He is my g-grandfather. Thanks for any help.. Patt Baum ----- Original Message ----- From: "Genealogy Lookups" <genealogylookups@yahoo.com> To: <OREGON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2006 1:17 PM Subject: [OREGON] Anyone needs an Ancestry.com lookup? > ~~Happy Labor Day ~~ > > > I have alittle spare time this weekend and if anyone is in need of an > Ancestry.com lookup please email me with the person's name, birth date (at > least year), death date (at least year), what state/country, time period, > and what you are in need of. I have ancestry.com world deluxe and > therefore have all databases available. If you go to ancestry.com and > click on world deluxe you can see what databases I have access to. Please > include information about the person/family you are requesting a lookup > on. > > Tami Johnston > New Orleans, Louisiana > > JOHNSTON/KEISEL/HOFFMAN/WEISHEIMER/HOERNER/ZWEIFEL/DOCLAUR/HUCKINS/ AND > MANY MANY MORE > > > --------------------------------- > All-new Yahoo! Mail - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done > faster. > > > ==== OREGON Mailing List ==== > To see the website for Oregon > http://www.rootsweb.com/~orgenweb/ > -=* To see what this list is doing *=- > http://www.wvi.com/~wb/Oregon.html > For ALL list business Admin, leave, or the archives. > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OR/misc.html > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >

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Dan: As yet, I've not made a connection to any 'Freds' in the Dunn line - however, it could easily be. I have 5-6 people named "Alfred", some of whom were born 1900-1925; they easily could have had children and name some of the Fred or Alfred. I do know at least two famiiles by the name of Dunn settled in Lewis Co., WA; one family by the name of Dunn settled in Portland. Each of the families had several sons, so who know what they named them and where they went Do you by chance know when/where your Fred was born? Who was his father? I think his father is the key to knowing if there were a connection. Liz Freeman In Oklahoma! PS: This group of Dunns that I am chasing were cattle rustlers pre 1900 in OK; some of them rode with the Doolin Gang in the waning days of the lawlessness in the OK TY; some of them also helped bring an end to the Dooling Gang. So far I've managed to trace all of them and found When/where/how they died. Malendeth Alfred was the younges of 11 children, and he is the last one I'm chasing. Dan M <wb@wvi.com> wrote: Are these Dunns related to Fred Dunn of Medford Oregon? He was one of my Uncles. Dan M ----- Original Message ----- > > > >> Would someone be so kind as to check the Oregon Death Index for me to > >> see if there is a listing for Malendeth Alfred (Dick) Dunn (b.2-20-1881 > >> KS). ==== OREGON Mailing List ==== To see the website for Oregon http://www.rootsweb.com/~orgenweb/ -=* To see what this list is doing *=- http://www.wvi.com/~wb/Oregon.html For ALL list business Admin, leave, or the archives. http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OR/misc.html ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

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Are these Dunns related to Fred Dunn of Medford Oregon? He was one of my Uncles. Dan M ----- Original Message ----- > > > >> Would someone be so kind as to check the Oregon Death Index for me to > >> see if there is a listing for Malendeth Alfred (Dick) Dunn (b.2-20-1881 > >> KS).

Elizabeth, I'm afraid I don't know what the "Washington Digital Index" is. The Washington Digital Archives is a work in progress. They have some death, marriage, birth records, but not many counties are included at this time. If the Alfred Dunn in Oregon is not your guy, the next time I go to the State Library, I will check the film there. Let me know. Darlene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elizabeth Freeman" <zjyjxzfrawg@sbcglobal.net> To: <OREGON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 01, 2006 7:10 PM Subject: [OREGON] Oregon Death Index Lookup > Darlene: > > The person who checked the WA index said "Washington Digital Index" - > that was what I asked them to check. I tried many times to get into it on > the WA site, but it kept locking up my computer so I asked someone on teh > WA list to check and they did. > > I looked once on Ancestry, but I'm going to recheck this coming week. I > agree, Ancestry is not always accurate, and they give you very little > information. While my guy's name is Malendeth Alfred Dunn (b.2-20-1881 > KS) he was often called Dick and sometimes Calvin. > > I thought I would put a post on the WA list to see if I could find > someone who would check the microfilm or a hard copy list. > > A person did find an Alfred Dunn on the OR list who died in 1948 in > Marion County - I'm working on that one now to try to determine if he is > my guy. > > Thanks. > > Darlene Casteel <dcasteel@masterpiece.metrobbs.com> wrote: > Elizabeth, > > You said that someone checked the WA digital archives for you. Was that > the > WA state death index posted on Ancestry (starts with the year 1940), or > did > they check earlier years on microfilm at the library? Also, I have found > that the index on Ancestry is not 100% complete. I have recently found two > persons on the microfilm that are not on the Ancestry list. > > >> Would someone be so kind as to check the Oregon Death Index for me to >> see if there is a listing for Malendeth Alfred (Dick) Dunn (b.2-20-1881 >> KS). >> >> I have located him on the 1910 OK Census; have not located him >> anywhere on the 1920 census; and have located him on the 1930 census in >> Lewis >> Co., WA enumerated 4-2-1930. By that time he was a widow and apparently >> his >> only daughter, Dorothy, was married and living elsewhere. His two sons, >> Vernon and David, are with him on the 1930 census. Vernon dies in 1932 in >> NM >> while visiting family there. >> >> I have concluded Malendeth (Dick) Dunn died between 4-2-1930 (date of >> 1930 census) and 9-6-1945 (obit of his sister which does not list him >> as a survivor-his other sister/brotehr are listed). >> >> Malendeth was a truck operator and hauled friehgt, so he could be >> almost anywhere. I have checked SSDI, Oklahoma deaths, NM deaths, someone >> checked the WA digital archives for me - all to no avail. >> >> I would appreciate any information if someone could check the >> Oregon death index for me. >> >> >> Liz Freman In Oklahoma! >> >> >> >> ==== OREGON Mailing List ==== >> To see the website for Oregon >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~orgenweb/ >> -=* To see what this list is doing *=- >> http://www.wvi.com/~wb/Oregon.html >> For ALL list business Admin, leave, or the archives. >> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OR/misc.html >> >> ============================== >> Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >> last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >> >> > > > > ==== OREGON Mailing List ==== > To see the website for Oregon > http://www.rootsweb.com/~orgenweb/ > -=* To see what this list is doing *=- > http://www.wvi.com/~wb/Oregon.html > For ALL list business Admin, leave, or the archives. > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OR/misc.html > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > > > > > ==== OREGON Mailing List ==== > To see the website for Oregon > http://www.rootsweb.com/~orgenweb/ > -=* To see what this list is doing *=- > http://www.wvi.com/~wb/Oregon.html > For ALL list business Admin, leave, or the archives. > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OR/misc.html > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > >